ABOUT US

Embracing Life through the Forest and the Feminine

TreeSisters is a global network of women who donate monthly to fund the restoration of our tropical forests as a collective expression of planetary care. As a feminine leadership and tropical reforestation organisation, we exist to call forth the brilliance and generosity of women everywhere and channel it towards the trees. Our goal is to make it as normal for everyone to give back to nature as it currently is to take nature for granted.

Journey to a Billion Trees

There is a powerful solution to climate change ~ the radical reforestation of our planet.

We have begun our journey from a million trees a year to a billion trees a year. We don't know how long it will take us to realize this dream, but we know that it's the only scale that makes sense in today's climate.

We are gathering all women who feel called to this dream because together we're a powerful force of nature. If you'd like to go on a deep inner journey of self-discovery and activation while helping to reforest the tropics, this journey is for you...

THE SCIENCE

We cannot live without rainforests

With 80% of our primary global forests gone, we need to sequester atmospheric carbon as fast as we can. Trees replenish groundwater and rivers, protect biodiversity, soil and livelihoods, and support healthy ocean temperatures. They represent one of the best solutions we have to escalating climate disruption.

Fast growing tropical trees sequester carbon three times faster than temperate trees, which is why we are currently planting in Brazil, Madagascar, Kenya, and India with expansion into at least four more countries in 2017.

Success Stories

"The money we receive from planting trees is promoting our families. We are not all that poor anymore and we have improved our living standard... Women never surrender. Even if there's money or not, the fact remains that we are here to plant trees for the benefit of all."

~ AMASTACIA MJOKI MJAGI, TREE PLANTER, MT KENYA

Why our work matters

"30 percent of global forest cover has been cleared, while another 20 percent has been degraded. Most of the rest has been fragmented, leaving only about 15 percent intact..." ~ World Resources Institute"58% of animals worldwide are gone..." ~ Living Planet Index"We have passed over 400ppm carbon in the atmosphere, well past maximum safe level..." ~ NASA

Each of us has an individual and collective responsibility to reforest our planet: to protect our one and only home and all that we know to be sacred. Strategic tree planting takes carbon out of the atmosphere and helps mitigate the impacts of climate change, and we are calling all women to stand with us. Together we can find our true power, strength, and unique expressions of feminine nature based leadership. We are the ones who can leave a better world for future generations.

We know in our hearts that there is hope if we stand together. Will you join us?

YOU'RE INVITED

Ignite a Movement

This is a call to everyone who is feeling the profound need to take action in the face of the growing political and environmental crescendo unfolding around us.

Nature and women are the life-givers on Earth, and yet environmental and women's causes currently receive less than 4% of global giving. A radical re-evaluation is needed; lead by strategic philanthropists willing to help shift the paradigm from the inside out. It's time to reinstate the Feminine.

We are reaching out to everyone we know to ask for support to find those miraculous donors who can help us achieve our goal for the trees. Could you help us?

CURRENT NUMBER OF TREES BEING FUNDED EVERY MONTH

219,832

Projected number of trees to be planted per year through our monthly membership donations
(slightly variable due to changes in exchange rates)

2,637,988

What people are saying about TreeSisters

"Based on over 20 years of working with 200 NGOs around the world, TreeSisters rates in the top 20% of the most emotionally fulfilling, relevant and inspiring organisations on the planet."

~ CATRIONA MACGREGOR, FOUNDER OF NATURE QUESTS AND RESILIENT FORESTS

"Scientifically, practically, and emotionally, the work and purpose of TreeSisters is one of, if not the most, significant initiatives that can be undertaken by humankind to address the future of civilization. The world's greatest land-based stores of carbon reside between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn in the form of forests. Their restoration is critical to reverse climate change and create a humane and liveable future. Can women accomplish something that has failed governments and agencies for decades? I not only think so—I believe it may be the only way it can be accomplished."

"Becoming a TreeSister has been a miracle of deeper connections for me. This has involved connecting with other amazing women, with the wisdom of the trees, with my own body and my ancient roots... and the journey continues still. In this global circle of sisterhood I am finding more and more courage and ways to reach our Mother Earth, who so much needs our love these days."

~ REETAMARIA PALOMAKI, TREESISTER MEMBER, FINLAND

"There is a growing realization that forests are an essential bridge to a climate safe future. We urgently need to protect our remaining primary forests, regenerate cleared forests and restore what is degraded – and we have to act now!"

~ CYRIL KORMOS, VICE-PRESIDENT FOR POLICY AT THE WILD FOUNDATION, IUCN-WCPA VICE-CHAIR FOR WORLD HERITAGE, MEMBER OF PROJECT DRAWDOWN'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD, AND MEMBER OF THE TREESISTERS ADVISORY BOARD